A shocking video recorded at a high school basketball game has caused outrage after one student appeared to make a racial slur against a rival team.

The incident occurred after a group of African-American players from Villa Angela-St. Joseph in Cleveland, Ohio, were seen psyching themselves up for the game on Saturday.

A student in the crowd, supporting the opposing Lake Catholic High School team, then leans in front of the camera and says "coolest monkeys in the jungle".

Another student, not on camera, can be heard giggling throughout.

It comes after high street clothing store H&M faced a huge backlash for featuring a photo of a little boy, who is black, wearing a green hoodie with the slogan "coolest monkey in the jungle" across it.